Glare shield



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Patented Oct..12,1937 a 2,095,715

umreosraras PATENT OFFICE 2,095,715 GLA E SHIEL Lloyd 1t. Rhein, Pleasant Ridge, Mich, assignor to Ternstedt Manufacturing Company, Detroit, Mich, a corporation of Michigan Application July 22, 1936, Serial No. 91,854

9 Claims. (01. 296-91) This invention relates to a glareshield. port 8 comprises a sheet metal strip folded inter This invention is concerned with a glareshield mediate its edges to provide lips 8 which overlap d of and are secured. he rd The board I and the support 8 are completely covered with trim mate d which is free, and in particular with a novel arsorted in the tubular support 8 so that the support the glareshield axially 8 and glareshieldi are slidably adjustable therealong this support rod. along.

s: I Since it is desired to key the glareshield 3 to 1 is a fragmentary view of the inside of a the shaft 4 so that the glareshield cannot rovehicle showing the glareshield mounted therein. tate about the shaft l, to this end the fiber board Fig. 2 is a detail of the glareshield with the. 'l is provided with a n h ermin n n a trimming and a portion of the tubular support, shoulder IS. The shoulder i6 is positioned bebroken away showing the glareshield in one positween the end of th r wh h is s pp r n the bracket 5 and the key ii. The key l1 and 5 5 tion of adjustment.

slot permit the glareshield to be shifted along Fig. 3 is a section along the line 3--3 of Fig. 5.

g. 4 is a view s ilar to Fig 2 howing t the rod 4 away from the bracket 5 until the shoulglareshield in an ther position of adjustment on 1' 5 abuts h k y I h a r h i course, can be shifted along the rod 4 and toward its support rod. v

Fig 5 is a view along the line 5-5 of Fig. 4

20 with a portion of the tubular support broken SW9 r 8 5- away. i Since it is desirable to hold the glareshield in Fig. 6 is a detail of the spring wire r t i for any of its adjusted positions, to this end the key holding the glareshield in its adjusted position I1 takes the m of n un ns on the rod. a the outer ends of which are turned upwardly as 25 Fig, "I is 9, detail of the swivel bracket support, at '9 and 2 and inserted in holes 2| and 22 in for the glareshield support rod the rod I. The spring i1 is positioned within l5 and crowded between the sides 9 of Referring more particularly to the drawings 110mb the tubular sup 0 t 8 so that the spring I1 is there is shown an) utomotive vehicle having a D windshield l and a wi d hi ld header 2, Th compressed and therefore frictionally engages the sides 9 of the support 8. The interengagement sh eld 3, atubular support for the shield3 and a 0f the ends 01 the Spring in the holes 2| 3 d mounted and 22, which extend transversely of the rod on the header 2 so that the shield can be swung causes the p n t0 6 W 1 behind erates with the sides 9 of the tubular support 8 to and within the front door wind w lass end of the r 4 is journaled in the split bracket The spring hich is described above. rv s e m f the bracket; 1 5 ed in t three very useful functions, namely, it acts as a 40 plate H which is secured to the header 2. e retainer f 110 t e 8111 in y posi- 41 stem ill nd plate II respectively have a coopertion of dius ment long the r0 4, it acts as a atin tapered s ouider an cke which irickey 0 r al the glareshield suppor 8 in teletionally engage each other and a coil spring sco el tion wi the rod 4 and prevent the mounted over e stem ill between the end of areshield from being slid 05 the end of the re it rves as a key to prevent relative 1 45 the same and tion between the stem friction holds the glareshield support arm 4 in I claim.

h it is a glareshield-for an automotive vehicle anualiy overcome. A take-up screw 5 is probody, a rod having one end adapted to be secured vided for increasing the friction between the end to the automotive vehicle body,- a shield carried nd diustable along, the said rod, resilient rod will be eld means fixed to the rod for frictionally engaging the shield to resist movement of the shiel along the rod, and a stop carried by the said shield heard 1 carrledby tubular support 8. The supadepted to'move along the said-rod between the 5e and plate I. is rotation between the rod 4 and the glareshield.

2,096,715 said resilient means and the end of the rod along, the said rod, an undulating wire spring adapted for-support to the vehicle dy, the said member fixed to the said rod and frictionally enstop cooperating with the resilient means to limit gaging opposite sides of he t biil adjustment of the said shield along the said rod member for resisting movement of the sh 5 and prevent disengagement of the shield from the port in ber along th said rod and to red. the support member t the said rod 2. A glareshield for an automotive vehicle body rotation of th shield about the said comprising a round rod having end adapted stop mo ed within t e side wa s of the t or securement t he vehicle b d ield, supportm mber and between e undulati support fixed to he said shield and having a tubuspring and the end of t rod secured to the ar portion telescoped with, and slidable along, the said stop adapted o abut e said spring to he said a pring member fixed t the said limit outward adjustment of the hield rod frictionally engaging opposite sidesof the supsaid rod and to lock the said t b lar s port member for resistin oveme of the shield the said rod.

support me ber along the said rod and for ke 7. A glareshield for an automotive vehicle body the support em er to the said rod to prevent a support rod one en of which is adapted to be rotation of th eld about the said rod. secured to the vehicle shield, a support 3. A glareshield for an automotive vehicle body member having a tubular portion telescopically comprising a re d rod having one end adapted mounted on t e said r d nd opposed for securement to the vehicle b shield, a portions overlapping the shield alon one edge support fixed to the said shield and having and fixed there 0, the tu ular portio of the sup tubular portion tel ped wit and slidable rt member being slidable along th said rod alon the sa undul re sp a resilient key ber fixed to the said rod and member fixed to th id rod and frictionally enfrictionally engaging the opposed side wall memga ng opposite si s of the ar sup rt rs of the shield support member w ereby the member for resistin movement of the shield supresilient member frictionally resists a justment port member along th said ro and or keying of the shield along the said rod and prevents relathe support member t the said rod to prevent ve rotation between the shield an he said rod rotation ofthe shield bout the said 0d. A glareshield for an ant motive vehicle bod 3O 4. A glareshield for an automotive vehicle bod a support rod one end of which is a pted to be comp sing a round r having 0 e end adapted secured to the vehicle a shield support or secureme t to e vehicle b a shield, member having a tubular portion telescopically support fixed to the said shield and havingatubumounted on the said rod nd opposed side wall ar portion telesco d with the said rod and portions overlapping the shield along one edge a e alon the id r d, an dulating wire and. fixed the the tubul r portion of the spring having its en s mounted in openings in th support member being slidable alon the said rod said rod and frictio ally ng mg opposite sides a resilient ke em er fi ed to the id rod and o the tubul r support membe t r ist moverictionall engaging the opposed side all mem ment of 'th hield support member along the ers of the shield support me ber whereby the 40 said rod and for keying the support member to resilient member frictionally resists ustment the said rod to prevent rotation of the shield of t e shiel the said rod a d prevents about the said ro relative rotation between the shield the said A glareshield or an automotive vehicle body rod, an a stop mo ted between the posed side comprising a round rod having one end adapted walls of the shield sup t member d adapted 5- or see nt to the ve e body, eld, a o abut the said resilient key memb to limit support fixed to the said shield and havinga tubue outward ad ustment of the shiel along the ar rtion t ped with, and slidable along, said rod to maintai the rod and tubular the said rod, an dulating ire spring member support in telescopic engagement. fixed to th 0 and frictio ally engaging A glareshield for an automotive v hicle body opposite sides of the ubula support member for comprising a support bracket adapt d or secureresisting movement of the shield upport mem ment to th body, arodh ng one ournaled r along the said rod and for ke the support in the brack t for rotation about the longitudinal member to the said rod to prevent rotation of the axis of t r the said r and bracket eld a out the said r and a stop mounted ormingafriction hinge, a shield, asup rt memwithin the side walls of the tubular support mem er hav a tubul r rtion telescopically er and between th undulating wir spring and mounted n the said r d d opposed side wall e end of t ed secur d t the b the said portions overlapping the shield along one edge op adapted to abut the said spring tol' toutand ed t ereto, th tub ar portio of the vard adjustment of the shi (1 along the said rod support member being 'slidable along the said ind to lo k the said tubul r pport on the Said rod, an undulated wire spring fixed to the said rod and frictional] and yiel ably engaging the 6; A glareshield for an automo ve vehicle opposed side wall members of the shield su port )mprising a support bracket adapted for secure member whereby the resilient member frictl'onally out to th ve 'cle und' rod having one resists adjustment of the along the said Id journaled in the said bracket, a shield, a rod and prevents relative rotation between the 6 pport fixed to the said shield and having a eld and the id r ular portion telescoped with, and slidable LLOYD R. RHEIN 

